SLIDESHOW: Entrepreneurs of the week

Kiip brings goodies to games

This week's look at intriguing entrepreneurs, as profiled in the pages of the Business Journals, begins in San Francisco, where Brian Wong’s idea to bring free products into games “has got its validation, traction, growth and stable revenue,” for his San Francisco startup, Kiip.

Click through to catch a glimpse of other entrepreneurs with big business plans.

Paolo Vescia/San Francisco Business Times

The Kickstarter expansion

When it was time for Roberto Torres and Christopher Findelsen to expand their Tampa apparel company, Black & Denim, from boutiques into major department stores, they didn't hesitate. They turned to Kickstarter, where they raised more than $30,000.

Ridesharing's roadblocks

SideCar CEO Sunil Paul is battling entrenched regulations to bring his vision of ride-sharing to the masses. He compares the regulatory battles he's faced in cities like San Francisco and Austin to ones previously faced by Skype in the telephone industry.